Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed;
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?